Non-tangling device for flags.



J. J. BUCKLEY.

NON-TANGLING DEVICE FOR FLAGS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV 25. 1912.

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NON-TANGLING DEVICE FOR FLAGS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV 25,1912.

Patented Aug. 31, 1915.

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JOHN J. BUQKLEY, or LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS, assrenon TO BUGKLEY AUTOMATIC FLAG-POLE COMPANY, A CORPORATION onMAssAcHUsnT'rs. Y

NON-TANGLING DEVICE FOR FLAGS Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented A11 31, 1915.

Application filed November 25, 1912. Serial No. 733,552.

To all QU/LOWZ it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN J BUCKLEY, of Lynn, in the county of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Non-Tan gling Devices for Flags, of which the fol lowing is a specification.

My invention relates to a sort of device adapted to be attached to the edge of a flag which is suspended to a slanting or horizontal pole, it being the special object of the device to prevent the flag from becoming wrapped or tangled about the pole and to cause it to hang downwardly in a manner insuring its display while not unduly hampering its freedom of motion in the wind.

It has also been my further object to so construct my device that it may be adjustable to flags of various sizes and may be readily attached and detached.

My invention may be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 shows the device attached to aextension means. Fig. 7 shows'a horizontal" cross-section on line 7-7 of Fig. (3. Flg. 8

shows a vertical cross-section of the hinge mountings of the bottom part of the device. Fig. 9 shows a cross-section on line 9-9 of Fig. 5.

Referring now more specifically to the drawings A is a hollow rod upon which are mounted the ring B and the snap hook O which is provided with a latch 0. Between this ring B and hook C on lugs (Z, (Z is hinged a split-ring or sisterhook D.

The lower part of the rod A is threaded to receive a collar E which bears a latch e which passes through a hole in the rod A, and contacts with the extension part of the rod A consisting of rod a which is slidably mounted therein and which is provided with a shoulder (a against which the latch e is adapted to set itself by spring action so as to prevent the withdrawal of the rod a from the hollow rod A. The threaded end of the hollow rod A is split as shown in Fig. 7 and adapted tobe compressed so as to grip the rod (4 when the chuck F, which has an opening of diminishing dimension at its lower part, isv screwed upwardly thereon.

A collar G provided with a downwardly extending sleeve 9 is screwed upon the threaded lower end of the rod a. A thimble is loosely mounted on the sleeve 9 and on this thimble g is hinged the part H bearing a round boss it about which is adapted to fit the ring part I which is also hinged about the thimble 9 A pin 2' threaded at its outer extremity, is fastened to the part I and has screwed thereon a thumb nut i This pin 2' passes through an elongated slot 72. in the part II and the nut i may be brought to bear upon the outer surface of the part H, as. shown in .Fig. 7, thereby securely clamping together the parts H and I so that the fabric of the flag J may be securely held therein, as shown in Fig. 1. The pin a has enough freedom of lateral movement in the slot 7& to permit the hinged parts If and I to be opened to receive the fabric. It is apparent also that the parts H and I when clamped together will oscillate together. The thimble g contributes to this freedom of movement as it prevents the parts H and I from binding on the sleeve 9 when slightly forced out of .alinement by the fabric of the flag, being clamped therein. A screw cap retains the parts H and I.

From Fig. 1 it may be understood that my device is attached to the flag by fastening the hook G in the gromet j next the field of the flag; the parts II and I are then opened to receive the fabric of the flag and clamped firmly upon it by setting up the thumb nut This is done preferably with the rod a so adjusted that the clamp means is attached at about the center of the edge of the flag. The end of the out-haul part 70 of the halyards K is then fastened to the ring B and the split ring D is opened to receive the returning strand of the out-haul 76 after which the in-haul 70 of the halyard K is made fast to the flag upon its other gromet j and it is hauled out to the position shown in Fig. 1. As the device is made preferably of brass or other weighty metal it exerts a constant downward drag upon the flag, and while oscillating freely from its points of suspension on the ring B the split ring D and the hook C at the top thereof, which oscillation is assisted by the free movement of the split-ring D upon its hinge, it still acts to prevent the flag blowing from upward and twining about the flag pole. Notwithstanding this restraint upon the motion of the flag it may still float in a free and graceful manner by reason of the easy oscillation of the device and by further reason of the hinged or swivel mounting of the clamping parts II and I. Extension or contraction of the device to enable it to be fitted to flags of diiferent sizes may be effected by adjustment of the position of the rod a within the v rod A by means of the chuck F. It is apparent that the flag may be removed without the necessity of removing the device from the halyard, which moreover helps to support the device at its top. Its bottom part is secured from falling if detached from the flag not only by the chuck F but also by the pawl or latch e in the event that the chuck is not in operative position. The device has no part in which the flag may catch or tear and because of its freedom of motion in relation to the flag it has a minimum effect of wear upon it.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim is 1. In a device of the character specified an elongated member adapted to extend along the edge of a flag, a hook on one side of one end thereof adapted to engage the gromet in a flag, a ring on the other side of the same end thereof opposite said hook, a bearing on the same end of said elongated member between said hook and said ring, a split-ring pivotally mounted in said bearing whereby it is adapted to oscillate, and means for attaching the other end of said elongated member to a flag.

2. In a device of the character specified the combination of a hollow rod split and threaded at one extremity, a rod slidably mounted in said hollow rod and provided with a shoulder, a chuck mounted upon said split and threaded extremity of said hollow rod and adapted to be screwed thereon so as to bind said hollow rod firmly about said rod slidably mounted therein, means adapted to automatically engage said shoulder to prevent the total withdrawal of said rod mounted in said hollow rod and means whereby said rods may be attached to a flag and to halyards mounted on a pole which is in a horizontal or slanting position.

3. In a device of the character specified an elongated member adapted to extend along the edge of a flag, attachment means at one end of said member, whereby it may be attached to a flag or to halyards mounted on a pole which is in a horizontal or slanting position, a member bearing a boss and provided with a hinged mounting, a member provided with a ring adapted to fit about said boss, said member being provided with a hinged mounting, a slot in said member bearing said boss, a pin mounted in said ring bearing member and extending through said slot, said pin being threaded at its extremity, a nut adapted to be screwed upon said pin and to bind said boss and ring hearing parts together and means mounted at the other end of said elongated member whereon said boss and ring bearing members are hinged to open in relation to one another and to oscillate together.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN J. BUCKLEY. WVitnesses FORREST E. Howns, FRANKLIN F. PHILLIPs, J r.

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